We’ll work together to understand it - if that’s your goal. If not, know that it’s okay to not know everything. It’s okay to simply sit with the fact that you are feeling pain, and to notice how it might be getting in the way of you living the life you find meaningful.

Yes, grief is a common reason clients come to work with me. I make space for processing traumatic loss of a loved one or community member. I also am well versed in ambiguous grief - the grief that often is overlooked, such as when a loved one is no longer present but still alive or when relationships are estranged.

Grief does not always fit into the box we place death of loved ones into. Grief due to changes in health, in employment, in purpose, in meaning-making, in what could have been - all are welcome in sessions.

Yes, I work with S/survivors of trauma, violence, harm, neglect, abuse, suicide, and grief.

Yes, I work with folks who have a history of medical and psychiatric trauma. Those who are Disabled and Chronically Ill often have long histories of their experiences being minimized. Fatphobia, ableism, racism, xenophobia, transphobia, and homophobia can all often co-conspire with medical and psychiatric harm.

Yes, I work with people who are experiencing psychosis or altered states. Psychosis is a set of symptoms that are often related to traumatic stress and too much happening all at once.

We will work together to build stability and safety, while working towards your goals. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), which can help us break down the beliefs and thought patterns that keep you up at night. I also practice Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which are two important modalities to help in times of crisis and reconnection to your values.

Does this sound like you or someone you know?

New beliefs about the world, reality, or oneself that feel unfamiliar or confusing to others

New experiences of sensory information that others do not notice

Sounds are now too loud or too quiet & I’m bothered by the smallest things

Textures, smells, colors, and lights have changed & it makes me confused

Old fears feel real again, such as the threat of bug infestations or of someone standing behind me

I often feel confused and lose my train of thought, sometimes wandering off topic

I have lost all motivation to start tasks or keep up with my old routines

When we think about psychosis, we are thinking about a collection of experiences that seem disorienting, confusing, or other-wordly to the person experiencing them. Sometimes symptoms can be scary, frightening, or defeating. Other times, they can be bothersome or annoying. Many times people do not seek treatment for what clinicans label as “psychosis” because they experience these symptoms as helpful, ancestral, connecting, or beautiful. Mad Liberation leaders have described “psychosis” as a clinical descriptor that can be othering, whereas “altered states” encapsulates all the experiences of people with these gifts and connections.

When you come to therapy with any of these experiences, we will use the terms you choose. Diagnosis is not the goal, but treatment of what is hurting or causing suffering is. If we notice that these symptoms get in the way of daily functioning, we might do a full assessment, called the SIPS, which stands for Structural Interview for Psychosis Risk Syndromes. This assessment can be useful to identify if you are at risk for developing a more long-term disorder or if you are experiencing a short term burst of symptoms.

Trauma symptoms can emerge after a stressful event or experience. Common traumas including severe human suffering, child physical abuse, physical assault, unwanted sexual experiences, and the sudden death of a loved one.

Further examples include serious medical events, witnessing dead bodies, transportation accidents, natural disasters, house fires, torture, neglect, domestic violence, witnessing or experiencing effects of homicide or suicide, terrorism, mass violence, racial violence, gender-based violence, humanitarian crises, family separation, adoptee experiences, and forced migration.

No matter the stressor, the trauma that is experienced can impact the mind and body. You can read more about how some people process trauma without developing trauma and stress related disorders.

We will use a multi-modal or eclectic approach, blending a trauma treatment with body-awareness, DBT mindfulness skills, and ACT value identification skills so that you can feel supported as a whole person. Just because you’ve experienced trauma doesn’t mean I automatically become your Trauma Only Therapist™

We can work on what comes up for you, even if you might think it’s “a lot.” My job is to hold that space for you.

As a provider who has lived experience with CPTSD and PTSD, I learned first hand just how important trauma treatment is.

There are many other first-line and second-line treatments for PTSD and C-PTSD. If you would like to explore other treatment options such as Cognitive Processing Therapy, Brainspotting, or EMDR, please reach out and I can connect you to colleagues who are currently trained in these modalities. Additionally if you would like to try holistic and somatic-based treatments such as Somatic Experiencing for trauma, I have colleagues who I would highly recommend.

Weekly individual therapy can provide a safe space for reclaiming, retelling, and re-authoring your story. Rage, silence, panic, and overwhelm are all welcome in sessions. We will move through your emotional experience and welcome sensations, memories, and thoughts as they come.

We will work together to understand how the past impacts the present, identify the life you want to live, & make the changes you need to get there.

Traumatic stress didn’t begin yesterday. I work with clients who have experienced years of systemic, institutional, relational, and internalized harm that ends up impacting their bodies and minds.

We will work collaboratively while implementing real tangible skills to keep your head above water.

As we get closer to the life you find worth living, we’ll reconnect with the person you have always been, untangling the shame and guilt you have been living with for too long.